We Will Remember Them

[Hypnotic Chimera]

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

 

[Stigmorgan]

 

[Sideways]

Those of us born after the war but of an age, may have watched "The World At War" back when we were kids. It leaves an indelible impression.

Recently my daughter sat and watched the 6 parter on Netflix - WW2 "From the Front Lines".
I remarked how it covered the events of the 2nd war so much more briefly than the 20 or 30 episodes I watched as a kid. For her that was part of the point. It is concise enough to convey the shape of the conflict overall and still covered many things that I didn't know or had forgotten.

Many lessons to be learnt from history.
The little piece about Truman as he came to understand the consequences of his decision to drop the bombs on Japan not least among them. Repent at leisure....

 

[Spectric]

The biggest lesson we should have learnt from history is that any war is pointless and in reality there are no winners. The sad fact is that despite the huge losses in WW1 we still had WW2 so nothing learned and really a diservice to all those who gave their lives.

 

[artie]

The biggest lesson we should have learnt from history is that any war is pointless and in reality there are no winners.

Except the bankers.

 

[Spectric]

Seems it all comes back down to money !

 

[selectortone]

Those of us born after the war but of an age, may have watched "The World At War" back when we were kids.

And 'The Valiant Years' before that in black and white. Both my parents served in WWII so it was often spoken of as I was growing up.

 

[Stigmorgan]

Seems it all comes back down to money !

I'd say ultimately it comes down to greed, greed for power, greed for money, always wanting more or something better rather than being happy with what we have.

 

[MikeJhn]

Recently bought a book on the British T class submarines, imagine my surprise when on the back cover is a picture of my father standing on the deck of the Thunderbolt holding the flag.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

My father was young but worked on rebuilding and demolition work in London in the later years of the war. To the day he died if he heard German spoken in a bar or restaurant he'd order us to leave. His brother was 14 years younger and after the war got a German penfriend - Herman. He attended my uncle's funeral five years ago. A really nice guy.

 

[Inspector]

I wouldn't exist if it weren't for the sacrifices of soldiers and civilians alike. My mother was Jewish and survived the war because she was hiding in France. Her brother similar and her sister was in England. Everyone she grew up with except for a friend and a cousin were exterminated in a concentration camp. The PSD she had was taken out on my sister and I. I don't have much in the way of good feelings to those that idolize Hitler and the Nazis. Nor for those that keep starting and supporting more war. Tomorrow I take a few moments alone to thank the ones that gave so much that led to me being alive.

Pete

 

[Spectric]

Recently bought a book on the British T class submarines,

My dad was on the Totem in 1949 and the Aurochs in 1953 including the queens review of the fleet and then on the Trump and Turpin, more T class boats.

 

[Spectric]

For anyone interested in naval history then this was our navy in 1953 during the queens review, much larger than today.

 

[hlvd]

Recently bought a book on the British T class submarines, imagine my surprise when on the back cover is a picture of my father standing on the deck of the Thunderbolt holding the flag.View attachment 192292

Formerly the Thetis?

 

[XTiffy]

Yesterday, marched as a veteran at the Cenotaph with the Fisgard Association (ex.RN Artificer Apprentices), members have written of their T-Class memories for our newsletter. I remember the loss of the Israeli submarine Dakar (1968), we were sent to search for her, being an anti-submarine Frigate. The Dakar was originally HMS Totem and carried a Canadian Inuit Totem Pole, which the tribe declared would keep her safe. The Totem Pole was removed after the sale to the Israeli Defence Force (along with two other T-Class boats). The submarine was refitted and then carried out trials in the UK but was lost on the voyage to Israel. The submarine was not located for more than thirty years, not far off of Crete (where we were when the search was called off).

 

[Fergie 307]

Those of us born after the war but of an age, may have watched "The World At War" back when we were kids. It leaves an indelible impression.

Recently my daughter sat and watched the 6 parter on Netflix - WW2 "From the Front Lines".
I remarked how it covered the events of the 2nd war so much more briefly than the 20 or 30 episodes I watched as a kid. For her that was part of the point. It is concise enough to convey the shape of the conflict overall and still covered many things that I didn't know or had forgotten.

Many lessons to be learnt from history.
The little piece about Truman as he came to understand the consequences of his decision to drop the bombs on Japan not least among them. Repent at leisure....

The earlier series the great war is very good. Makes you wonder how we could have been so stupid as to kick off again only 20 odd years later.

 

[treeturner123]

My understanding is that, what drove many people to Hitler was the retribution in monitory term, reduction of forces and loss of land that, particularly the French exacted after WWI. At least one lesson was learnt when the allies defeated Hitler in 1945.

Phil

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

My understanding is that, what drove many people to Hitler was the retribution in monitory term, reduction of forces and loss of land that, particularly the French exacted after WWI. At least one lesson was learnt when the allies defeated Hitler in 1945.

Phil

I guess that the lesson you imply was learned was that Germany finally accepted that armed invasion was not acceptable? (After which they enacted a domestic law that restricted themselves from sending armed forces troops to foreign lands.)
Is that the lesson you mean??

 

[artie]

Has anyone watched The greatest story never told?

It takes a different perspective on Hitler.

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

Has anyone watched The greatest story never told?

It takes a different perspective on Hitler.

It's an odd one, that.

I know that "history is always written by the victor", but I don't doubt that the holocaust was captured well as a true and faithful account...

We Will Remember Them - to me, at least, includes all of the casualties of war, on all sides.